⚒ Under construction · Under reviewDraft roadmap - not final. Plans, order and scope may still change.
Roots & Runes

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Roots & Runes

Where Roots & Runes is heading - from Maple Hollow to the wider continent of Carpathia. The game grows in adventure arcs: you set out, and you come home to your farm in between. Plans move as we playtest, and this page moves with them.

Last revised · Oct 2026

  1. Forged · Built

    Act 1 - Maple Hollow

    The homestead, the four schools of magic and the first story arc.

    • Farming, animals, a dog with his own doghouse, house building and decorating
    • Crafting: cooking, baking, tailoring, blacksmithing, alchemy, herbalism
    • Hunger and stamina - eat, rest and sleep to keep going
    • Mentor quest chains for Water, Fire, Nature and Arcane at Stonespire Academy
    • The Act 1 finale - the Shielded Egg, the Stone Guardians and the Elderstone Tablet
    • Companions - a fairy, a dog, a wolf cub, a dragon and soldiers for hire
    • Maple's inn - rent a room for a night or a week

  2. On the anvil · Now

    Goat's Rock & the first build

    The first steps of arc 2, and polishing it all into a build for players.

    • Goat's Rock - a sanctuary where elves and goat-folk live together, reached through Morvaine's portal
    • An old rune reader who might finally read the tablet - once the locals know you
    • A cliffside market, terraced gardens and fishing by the waterfall
    • A mine of crystals and precious metals, and a crystal cave that leads somewhere new
    • A choice after Act 1: stay with the farm or follow the adventure
    • Build cleanup - performance, the equipment screen and a full internal playtest

  3. Next up · Next

    First release & playtest

    Opening the gates to players and listening hard.

    • The first build on Steam - Maple Hollow and Goat's Rock
    • Mentor chains grow to ten quests per school, including Nature's Bear's Trial
    • Balancing prices, XP, hunger and combat from player feedback
    • Community feedback through the Steam discussions

  4. Further out · Later

    Beyond the Hollow

    More arcs, more of Carpathia, and what the curse is hiding.

    • New adventure arcs as regular expansions
    • New worlds of Carpathia - the ones marked Coming Soon on the world map
    • Stone tools and more crafting tiers
    • More villages, villagers and night raids

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